SOC Week 6

Respond to two (2) of the following prompts:

1. How is masculinity described by the authors of our text? Using specific examples, discuss why patriarchal masculinity is not the only form of masculinity. (USLO 6.1, 6.3)
2. How is sexism explained by the authors of our text? Using specific examples, discuss how society propagates misogyny and objectification of women. (USLO 6.3)
3. Using one of the three theoretical primary sociological perspectives featured in our text (i.e., functionalism, conflict, and symbolic interactionism) discuss the social construction of gender. Present two tangible examples of how this theory best explains how gender is socially constructed. (USLO 6.4)